5y

Cuba authorises private activity in majority of sectors

Until now, it was limited to a list of sectors set by the state

5y

Venezuela jails officials for giving US oil data

Officials said to have leaked sensitive, confidential information, which resulted in US sanctions

5y

M’sia, Indonesia to create best strategic framework to protect palm oil industry

Move to defend both countries against European Union discrimination on product

5y

Sime Darby Plantation wooing local jobseekers

Conglomerate says ample opportunities throughout its upstream and downstream operations

5y

PPLH 2.0 is shariah-compliant: Khairuddin

RM500 million loan offered under programme encourages transparent dealings, clear information, covered by takaful

5y

IMF working on details of loan deal with Argentina

Argentinian President Alberto Fernandez aims to renegotiate repayments on a US$44 billion loan received from the IMF in 2018

5y

PayPal says halting online payment services within India

Company plans to focus on developing more international sales for Indian businesses from April

5y

Maybank IB expects economy to grow by 5.1% in 2021

Chief economist Suhaimi Ilias says the country’s recession is shallowing amid the third wave of Covid-19

5y

LVMH to require US Tiffany staff to return to office

The policy pertains to workers at Tiffany’s New York City headquarters and at some sites in New Jersey

5y

Strong catalysts to push up Bursa Malaysia

Exchange expected to be in consolidation mode with an upward bias

5y

Ringgit set to trade lower against greenback next week

Analyst says this is due to expectations of higher US bond yields

5y

Samsung eyes Texas for chip-making plant

Project will involve building huge new semiconductor factory on a 258ha site already owned by electronics giant

5y

Path clears for Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as first woman WTO chief

Former Nigerian finance minister will also become the body’s first African leader